Wattala Electoral District

Wattala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Wattala in Gampaha District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.[1] Wattala electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

 Independent    Sri Lanka Freedom Party    United National Party  

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1960 - 1970
1960 (July)
1965
1970 A.D.J.L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977
1977 D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1977 - 1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 9,665
D.J. Weerackody Hand 5,520
Stanley Mendis Key 3,198
Vincent Rajapaksa Tumbler 2,941
C.M. Jayawardena Umbrella 1,681
L. Wewala Panditha Star 571
A.S. Jayamaha Cockerel 220
K.G. Jayaweera Lamp 147
Valid Votes23,943100.00%
Rejected Votes 203
Total Polled 24,146
Registered Electors 30,201
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 11,633
A.D.J.L.Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,529
W.S. Perera Cart Wheel 287
D.J. Weerackody Butterfly 94
Valid Votes23,543100.00%
Rejected Votes 68
Total Polled 23,611
Registered Electors 30,201
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 17,649
A.D.J.L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,076
D.G.B. Joseph Cart Wheel 184
Valid Votes31,909100.00%
Rejected Votes 312
Total Polled 32,221
Registered Electors 38,456
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
A.D.J.L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 21,856
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 19,667
Valid Votes41,523100.00%
Rejected Votes 106
Total Polled 41,629
Registered Electors 48,875
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 26,355 62.90
A.D.J.L.Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,677 35.03
D.J.R.J.Jayakody Key 625 1.49
Nelson Fernando Flower 208 0.50
B.J.M.Rodrigo Ship 32 0.08
Valid Votes41,897100.00%
Rejected Votes 92
Total Polled 41,989
Registered Electors 48,749
Turnout 84%

References

Template:Members of Parliament from Wattala

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